Automobile curtain window



-Reissued Dec. 19, 1922. v v` i l Re.

vLAWRENCE c. NELSoN, E 'CHIcAGoyANn-,JosEPH c. POLAN, OEBERWYN, ILLINOIS,

AssIGNoRS, BY `MESNE ASSIGNMENTS, To STEWART-'MANUFACTURING c oRPoRii i TION, or WILMINGTON, DELAWARE, A .coRPoRATIoN oE-nELaWARR I UTOMQBI'LECURTRIN wIN'nwQ originalNo. 1,336,793, dt-ed August 3,1931, serial 116.418,921, n n-.a octqpe 23, 192'o. "ffppncationfor reisnieuws.'otobega 1931. yserial No. 506,533.v f

To alliwkom z't may' concern:

, Beit known that `we, LAWRENCE "sNand JosEPH C.PoLAN,-citizens ofthe United States, residing, respectively, at Chicago, in the county of'Cook, State .of Illinols, and at Berwyn, in the countyofCook, State "of" Illinois, have invented-1 new and useful Improvements` in Automobile Curtain' Win- '1 dows, of ywhich the followingisl a lspecifica'- tion, reference being had'to the accompanyindrawingmforming apart thereof; vide an automobile window curtainl with van improved .frame construction which shall be k water-tight and which can be 'assembled quicklyand easilyl and without imposing l any undue strain upon .the parts; Itcon-` tj sists ofthefelements and features of'corb 20. ings as indicatdpy the1c1aim$- f Il the' 'draw1ngs 'Figure'l is an outideviewll offan automo- Abodyin'g thisinvention]- EEi ure 2 is ya transverse vsectional view of 'the rame parts 'onfan enlarged scalel showing also fragmental portions ofl the curtain-` and Window gla'ssin position preparatory/t0 assembling j Figure fisal'so'l'an enlargedtransverse section showing the j parts assembled, the:

vLl5`igure 5 is a detail section catedfat 'line' 5j-'5 onfFiure Sandv showing a portion of theframe a ythat `shown inFigure 4. a y:

' Figure', isa detail section indicating'the methodf securin the stay-straps and being taken as indicate 4 an d'.5. fr Y As shown in Figurel the curtainof Vthe mated parts, 3 andk 4, which are ofk similar outline, but adapted to be secured against In thev drawing` the, frame part, 4, lis shown n as secured' against the outer face of the curhe purpose ofthis inventionjis`topro f glass in the curtain.

aken as indiapted to mate with at lines 6 j-6, on Figures usual fabric or leather isindicated'at land f a glass window,`2, is 1shown mounted thereiny by means .of a twopart frame composed of tain, l, but a'reversed arrangenier1tl in which the Vpart,`3,mi`ght 'be on the outside andthe part-4, on the' inside ofthe curtain would areheld together by means of` screws, 5,'

which" may befunderstoodas disposed VVat T :fairly frequentintervals aroundthe frame.

"For manufacturing convenienc e the frame parts, 3 and.4, vare.preferably die cast and ,in some instances are very slightly warped in cooling. Itis also foundin'pfractice"that'l'ff.1

care, varies'somewliat in thickness. `A s4 a rey tlie 'glass,2, unless selected with' extreme sult of this irregularity it becomesdiiiicult to clampv the glass, 2, securely lo'elveen"v the,y

framemembersj and 4with0ut frequently f j imposing such 'uneven pressure upon it as struction described and lshown Vin the draw" "toiresult in breakage either during the asf sembly or, shortly after` installation ofthe Tdover'cjome this"difliculty the frame member, `3, is formed with a continuous Y groove orchannel, 7,1 adjacent its inner edge and a yielding gasket' or ycushion strip, '8,

preferably ofrubber',is lodgedin'thisgroove with a considerable portion of its cross-se@ 'tionxtending above "the rim oftheJ^ groove to support the glass,- Q. Theyielding 'nature fof the cushion strip, 8,- permits .drawing down the connectingvscrews, 5, sothat-the` i iframe. parts,'3 and 4j, are firmly clamped together while Vthe glassitself 'is subjectto a yielding and more uniform. pressure than it wouldbeifdiiectly'engaged bythe nieta1- flic frame. The cushionstrip,8, alsoholds the glass AfirmlyQe fno`ut `gh to prevent rattling and wherethe'frame member,f3, is onthe v; outer side o'f the curtain, 1,: the strip,y 8, will serve as a water-.tight `packing.

In the preferred 1 construction illustrated,

Vthe strip, 8,` isofa square cross-section and the walls-of the '.V-shaped'-gr0ove, 7,* form a right-angle to receivethestrip'. A vBut the L right-angle ofthe groove not symmetrical 9 d with respectitothe surfacelofthe Ulass,"2;-

instead itisso disposedfthatthe diagonal of thesquare strip, 8, rif projectedfrom' the vertex `of the4 groove,` .7, vtoward-the 50 ,opposite faces respectively ofthe curtain, l.

glass, 2, would lean away from the margin rof the glass. As a result, when the fra me j sure upon the edge of the rubber strip, 8,

'.the'strip is. unevenly distorted, andmost of Y the rubberV is pressed towardtheinnerfmargin of the frame, 3, only a small partof the `rubber being forced past theV edge of'Y the vglass. into the' smalll clearance space lthere -formed Vin'fthe frame member, '4. This disy tribution ofthe 'packing'. strip, 8,*isvproV vided for by forming the innerv margin, l2,

of the. frame member, 3,5ata plane-some-v n ,Whatgbelovvv thelmeetingplaneof theframe members, leaving a". clearance acefbetween' this margin andthe surface o the glass, 2,

tinto whichjthe rubber mayexpand. 'If the Ypacking strip, 8, beinitially, l glued or,cemented into its groove,"

opening/ isvcut in ,the curtain material', 1, 1 the ""ltain, "1. The-"glass, 2,' is then," laid vupon the `curtain meterla-l,l in its properl relation to thej'lass. The frame member, 3, is" then ap# y plied' f registeringzwith the projecting'dowels, 6

and with 'the gasket, 8,. pressed against` the i 'Y surface of the'glass,l2l" Connectingfscrews, f5, being', then Vinserted inholes, 10f1of. the member, 3," and" engaged in the threaded holes, 11, of the member, 4', aret'urned down Vv'feitherwto penetrate the'-material or tol force it deeply intok the recessggniirmlysecuring it 4 -between `the vframe(arts.,[The area of the abric,"1, lyingwit in`` the'margin Vofthe iframe member4is 'thencleanly cut away,

" `with @sharp knife.

as to kpractically destroy its porosity and prevent itV from absorbing moisture Lwhich I s. may}lodgeonvthe surface offtheglass adja`V cent the frame margin. vHowever, ifdesired VAas an v'additional precaution, *the portion of Jthe curtain whichr is'thus clamped in the re-n cess, 1.3, mayV be f treated with .Waterproofing t materialy orv the eiqnosed edgeV of the fabricV`VV y*maybe 'shell'acked V"dicatedm These stay-straps may be attached yin Figure l and extending to 'some more rigy y p ry, so as tobe; j" handled as an ii'ltegralppartofthe frame n yfxmember, 3, they assembly of the Acurtain Win- -fdow becomes quite simple. ABefore any',

1 f'surtainjisjlaid'tn'rer theframememben, the

l f latten being 'placedwith fits pointed l dowel V the glass f interposed. f2pins',f6, projecting upward againstfthe. cur- ,over V4'the cu'rtainywithits recess, 9

Ther'bber strip," 8, .will so r,distribute the,ik Ypressureupon the glass, that the material` ofV v'the curtain 1, VVwhich' is lodged in the recess,

113,'may'fbe very firmly clamped therein so to the Window frame at the time of vassemblydandwithout additional securing means ifthe frame to .be formed as shown in F igures 4,55, andG yvith a small rib, 19, on the i' part, 4, positioned .to inter-member With small parallel 'rims,`20, 'on ythe part, 3,3 for crimping the'endlof the strap.A `In addition .apolnted doWel, 2l, may be associated with v the l, ib, 1,9,wand a recess, 22, formed in the other memberto receive it.

We`cla1m: f j y ,Y f1.5An automobile curtain vWindow comprising a .glass "and a two-part frame, one

0f the frame parts having@ groeve. angular in,` cross section opposite .the marginal porltiongoffthe glass, and afgasket lod ed there` ,conformed in vcros'ssection tot e groove lat.15118"Si,de-seated, therein, and at the oppo-Vv sitei'sidev presenting surfaces conyergig to a jln'e of seating onrthe lglass, and means forV drawing the two frame parts together `with 2;: Infthe combination definedy inffclaimV 1, the' groove yha'ving its Wallsl at respectively different vangles .to ,the plane 'offthe glass,y

:the "wvallffnearerthe yinner `marginf ofthe frame forming. the smaller! angle o whereby tliegasket ,when compressed isv distorted ymainly? toward lsaid inner,y margin Tof1the frameandover the surface ofthe glass.

' 3.2, vIn thecombinatie'n. defined in claim 1,.

thefgroove, having its Walls at. right, angles to eachy other and, at'respectively different v angles "to `the plane Y( )Vthev'k1 glass, `the wall y nearer the inner marginfof theframeformjftoj drawj` the frame members togetherirwith thefabric, L1 interposed as shown inEig'- lure 3 and the""'dowels,6, areV thus. caused I ing. the smaller angleY and the gasket being of square cross-sectionqfitted into the rightangle of the groove with its vopposite edge of said glass, said4 frame being assembled .Withthecurtain material extending to the' 1in'nerinargin thereof and With the 'glass seated on` said material Ain 4,the recessed V pori tion"` of'y one l:trame member, :theiother` frame member having. a groove opposite jthevmarffginal Vportion ofthe glass withacompresl l'sible :gasket off greater cross-section vthan ,the'zfgroovev lodged therein and* compressed against the ysurface vof the glass `when the frameparts7 aresecured together; f

`ol'npreSeed .against [the ,surface of ,the'glassr 4., An automobile4 curtain :window com-` prising a glass an'd'rfa two-part, `frame -yvith V'means' for securingthe' two frame parts `to- ,gether With the` curtainu material interposed f and clamped between them,fjthe inner mar- 'ginallportions o'ffthe yframe beingjrecessed to provideaseating space for the margin` of -`the glass of greater; Width than the' thickness 5..'A carriage curtain Window .comprising LglasswanV two-part `frame, one of said vparts Shaving :a groove encompassing the Window opening with a gasket lodgedtherein4 throughout' the entire 'extent "of" said groove `seating 'onthe margin of the glass p vand in'c'ross-section exceeding the capacity groove; whereby the ket over the Surface o the glass in the space a A of the groove so thatlwhen it is? lodged therein the lass is spaced away from the margin of t e groove in the frame at the inner side of the window opening, and means for forcing `and holding the two frame members together vwith the glass and gasket engaged between them, the groove for the gasket having the side toward the window opening sloping at an acute angle to the plane of the glass surface facing the rotrusion of the gasbetween thev same and the margin of the groove in the frame in the compression of e the gasket is facilitated.

6. In the construction defined in claim 5, foregoing, the side'of the groove remote from thewindow opening being steeper than theside toward said opening;

In testimony whereof, we have hereunto 20l t lset our hands at Chicago, Illinois, this 26 day of September, 1921.

LAWRENCE C. NELSON. J. POLAN. 

